I didn't want to appear to be ignoring your question, so am replying. However, as a casual observer I must say that I can't answer with any degree of expertise.But City are being charged over rules that didnt exist at the time, hence the joke of 115 charges. So why not Chelsea ?
No, it’s comparing brown Arabic people with white Yanks, that’s the reality.I didn't want to appear to be ignoring your question, so am replying. However, as a casual observer I must say that I can't answer with any degree of expertise.
My instinct is that trying to justify City's position based upon a comparison with Chelsea's isn't going to be very productive. I suspect that from a legal perspective it's like comparing apples to oranges.
I didn't want to appear to be ignoring your question, so am replying. However, as a casual observer I must say that I can't answer with any degree of expertise.
My instinct is that trying to justify City's position based upon a comparison with Chelsea's isn't going to be very productive. I suspect that from a legal perspective it's like comparing apples to oranges.
I'm certainly no expert and stand to be corrected, but my limited understanding is that the charges City face cover a fairly broad range, such as provision of financial information, manager and player remuneration, UEFA financial regs, P&S, assistance to Prem investigation.Yea we are being charged over rules that didnt exist
Shall we discuss his age and the future potential he was showing?Shall we discuss Ferran Torres at 50 million? :)
Shall we discuss his age and the future potential he was showing?
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the ages and "future potential" of the 170million's worth of "aging talent" that your lot got off the books ;)
We all defend our chosen clubs' mate, and we all sling a bit of mud around to make our points, I get it :)Oscar and David Luiz were 25 and 26 when they were sold. Luiz still had future potential as PSG sold him 2 years later for 30 million, so did Oscar except he chose to retire in China.
Costa was in his prime at 29 years old on the back of a season he scored 20 league goals.
The Ferran Torres thing was tongue in cheek anyway :)
My understanding of the main reason he left at that time was that he fell out with Conte in a big way. I don't think he was in any way 'shot' at that point. He'd just bagged 20 Prem goals and helped us win the league title. On his return to Atleti he was credited by Simeone as a key ingredient in allowing Griezmann to fulfil his potential...Costa...was past it and "shot" when he left your lot IMO.
How were the two transfers a stitch up.We all defend our chosen clubs' mate, and we all sling a bit of mud around to make our points, I get it :)
I still reckon you stitched up Atletico (possibly much like we did to you with Sterling I suppose - don't like dissing him too much as I kinda liked him when he was here at City) with the Costa sale. He was past it and "shot" when he left your lot IMO.
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I still reckon there was something a bit dodgy with both of the other two transfers (obviously I've got zero proof of this and all I've got is "because I think so"); as it was an awful lot of money at the time for players that you actually wanted rid of.
Remember when Mario Jardel "played" for Bolton Wanderers?How were the two transfers a stitch up.
Must admit It never crossed my mind with the two transfers.